I had almost no interest in this match whatsoever. At least Taichi ate the pin in this one.

David Finlay & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jado & Hirooki Goto

Finlay pins Jado with a stunner.

My Take:

Wow, color me surprised. David Finlay got the win in this one! I guess Finlay is using a stunner as his finisher now.

– G1 Climax Block B matches –

Satoshi Kojima vs. Michael Elgin

Elgin pins Kojima with an Elgin bomb.

Match Highlights:

Elgin kicks out of a top rope elbow drop at 2

Kojima hits a Koji Cutter on Elgin on the ring apron.

Elgin powerbombs Kojima onto the ring apron.

Kojima kicks out of a Falcon Arrow at 2.5

Kojima kicks out of lariat at 2.5

Kojima no-sells a buckle-bomb, then lariats Elgin.

My Take:

I’m happy to see Elgin pick up his first win of this tournament. An OK match otherwise, nothing to write home about.

Tama Tonga vs. EVIL

EVIL pins Tama Tonga with an STO.

Match Highlights:

EVIL put a folding chair around Tama Tonga’s head and uses a second chair to swat it off with baseball bat type swing.

EVIL kicks out of a Sidewalk Slam at 2

Tama Tonga kicks out of a sit-out spinebuster at 2

Evil kicks out of a cradle DDT at 2

My Take:

Well, it was a match. That’s about the best I can say about this one. It wasn’t all thought good, and just when it showed signs it could get good, the match ended.

Juice Robinson vs. Minoru Suzuki

Suzuki pins juice with the Gotch-style piledriver.

Match Highlights:

Suzuki kicks out of a senton at 2

Suzuki puts Juice in a leg lock through the ring ropes.

Suzuki slams a section of the guardrail onto Juice, and then attacks him with a chair.

My Take:

Suzuki repeatedly used guardrails and chairs to attack the leg of Juice Robinson. I’m surprised Juice made this s competitive as he did. Better than the last match, but nothing spectacular in this match either.

Toru Yano vs. Kenny Omega

Omega wins by count out with Yano’s legs taped together.

My Take:

Ugh another Yano match. Early roll up attempts and ALL the turnbuckle pads get removed. Kenny and Yano each tape the others legs together with athletic tape. Both guys hop around the ring, even when running the ropes. A fun comedy match that has no place in the tournament itself. Save this shit for the undercard where it would be welcome warm up for the tournament itself to follow.

Kazuchika Okada vs. Sanada

Okada pins Sanada with the German Suplex variation of The Rainmaker.

Match Highlights:

Sanada feigns a leg injury early in the match, then ambushes Okada, sending him out of the ring, following up with a plancha.

The third time’s a charm as it took 3 attempts for Sanada to finally successfully hog-tie Okada.

Okada kicks out of a back-drop suplex at 2

Okada kicks out of a TKO at 2.5

Okada fights to the ropes to get out of the Skull End.

My Take:

njpwworld froze before the previous match as well as right before this match. Luckily it came back on in time for the match. This was a good match. It wasn’t main-event-at-G1 good, but it was good. Though there really were NO standout G1 matches at all tonight.

Overall Take:

A pretty weak showing from Block B. It all felt phoned in. Don’t go out of your way to watch anything on today’s show.